Marlow Olympic Triathlon: Somebody has to come last

There are several benefits to being a slow triathlete. For starters you don't have to worry about storming in and out of transition and getting on your bike the wrong way round. Taking your time to sit down to dry your feet and put your socks on (possibly even having a wee while you're sat [...]

2017-06-23T07:39:56+01:0024 June 2013|

Race Report: Greater Manchester Marathon

Race Report: Greater Manchester Marathon At 8:56 on Sunday morning, I was sprinting up a duel carriageway with my friend Liz to get to the start of the Greater Manchester Marathon. We joked that in a few hours we'd have technically run an ultra by the time we added on this 'warm-up' mile. We got [...]

2019-03-13T16:41:43+00:0030 April 2013|

Race report: Venice Marathon 2012

At mile 20 of the Venice Marathon my arms stopped working properly. Everything below the elbow was numb and my fingers fumbled to open a gel packet like they were wearing oven gloves. I looked at my fingers, they were bright red but not blue, we'd be ok for another few miles. 24 hours earlier [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:05+01:0031 October 2012|

Maidenhead Half Marathon Race Report

There's three things I look for when choosing a race: that they're cheap, easy to get to and well organised. At £21 and a half hour train journey away from London, Maidenhead Half Marathon looked like a good prospect and the relatively flat course had PB potential all over it.The race began in the town [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:08+01:0018 September 2012|

Race report: British 10K London

£50 is a lot of money to pay for a race, there's no denying that. It's more than most marathons are charging as an entry fee, so when the British 10K London put places on sale for exactly that they had a lot of work to do to make it worth runners parting with their hard-earned [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:10+01:009 July 2012|

Race report: Edinburgh Marathon

Refresh the BBC weather page all you want in race week but it isn't going to change a thing. Trust me I've tried. It was a long train ride from London to Edinburgh for the marathon and I wasn't going to let a bit of sun and 24 degree heat stop me from making it [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:12+01:0028 May 2012|

Race report: Thailand Half Marathon

The alarm sounded at 3:45am, a time that until now I've only known as meaning it's time to get a kebab and find a taxi. This morning, though,  it was a time to get my kit on and head out for a half marathon. The inaugural Thailand International Half Marathon had been postponed from late [...]

2015-11-17T09:51:40+00:0029 February 2012|

Parkrun Brockwell Park

A crisp autumn morning is good for two things, staying in bed admiring the blue sky from the comfort of under the duvet or heading to the park for a race. I chose the later of those two things on Saturday and took my legs (still wearing shorts) for a 5k in Brockwell Park.The ParkRun [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:21+01:0017 October 2011|

Great Eastern Run 2011 race report

The days prior to a race should be spent resting up, drinking plenty of fluid and eating well. So that's what I did. I laid in bed for two whole days straight shivering, sweating and aching; ate handfuls of ibuprofen tablets; and drank plenty of Lemsip. I had a cold and the Saturday night prior [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:22+01:0010 October 2011|

Nottingham marathon race report

Robin Hood Marathon 2011 Race Report Marathons don't accept excuses. There's no shortcuts and no miracles, you get what you deserve. That's the way I like it and that's why I walk away from Nottingham without my sub-4 time and accept my 4.17, if not happily, then graciously. Because I know, on this occasion, it wasn't on the cards [...]

2023-02-18T15:08:31+00:0012 September 2011|
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